Philippine Tatler (April 2019)

life.extr a or din ar y








































April 2019




“ I ch0ose


to be happy.

Motherhood

to twins at

this stage

in my life? Yes!”











































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FEATURES


134 40 Forces in Fashion

These smart. elegant, and empowered

women have redefined what it means to
be on the cutting edge of style in their
respective countries
156 Good Mourning,


Heartache


We remember Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion
titan whose genius spurred Chanel and
Fendi to great heights, and his luxurious
creative legacy which will live on

162 The Most Eligible List 2019

Handsome, brilliant, and accomplished
only begin to describe them. Meet this
year’s roster of the most desirable bachelors
in the country

172 Designing Women

From championing traditional weaving
techniques and heritage fabrics to
revolutionising the fashion scene, meet the
women who have taken local style into a
new age











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ready for
motherhood
Dress from CH by
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ConCierge


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Art scholar Felipe Botero’s incisive lecture 60
on the art of his grandfather, Fernando

Botero Snr; Myla Villanueva heads PPCRV;
Book launch of Kasuotan; Department of
Tourism’s new campaign; Miss Universe
Catriona Gray’s heartfelt homecoming liFe

38 Feast

Get a taste of Sri Lanka, Thailand, and 68 getaway
Spain at three new restaurants that Head north to the mountains of Peru with
successfully combine traditional flavours Gregory Emvy and Guilherme Licurgo to
with modern nuances experience its unique culture firsthand

40 Hot Ticket 72 Spirits

The star of The Phantom of the Opera Dig into the creative process of artist Arik
in his own concert; Tanghalang Santa Levy as Hennessy Paradis Imperial launches
Ana’s annual production of Martir sa their latest collaboration
Golgota has new social issues to tackle;
Repertory’s Father’s Day 76 Homes
Architect Carlo Calma turns beachfront
42 What’s on living into a work of art by way of an


Catch these exciting events as the summer unusual house in the heart of paradisiacal
season officially kicks in Punta Fuego


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contents




108 style




100 runway report

Get the lowdown on the hottest looks on
the runway from the 2019 spring/summer
international collections

108 Fashion

The gents get some serious street cred in
this urban pictorial which plays up the
athleisure trend in a big way

124 Watches

While watches by heritage brands will

always have luxe appeal, Winston Koo is
currently fascinated by the unconventional
128 Jewellery


Jewelmer co-founders Jacques Branellec
and Manuel Cojuangco look back on 40
eventful years


Faces


184 Onlooker

Get an insider’s look at the most
happening events in the social scene



departments

Around Asia 14
Editor’s Note 28
Behind the Scenes 30
Contributors 32
Tatler Takes Five 194
122



Current ‘it bag’ and talk of the
town, le chiquita tote by Jacquemus
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editor’s note
BaBy Love
Proud mama,
Korina Sanchez
-Roxas carries
her twins, Pepe
and Pilar

























photo by: redford photography




















Role of a Lifetime







mother is everything. We welcome their twins, Pepe and Pilar
Starting with the creation Roxas, and are privileged to bring this amazing
of life and passing through story to you.
the different stages In this issue, Asia Tatler brings you “40
of development: the Forces in Fashion” which highlights women
protection, the feeding, who have made a significant impact in the
the love, and the teachings that we call fashion industry in their respective countries.
oLa,
LisBon! civilisation. It is through the mother’s hands We also have “Designing Women,” 10 Filipinas
that a child becomes a man or a woman.” This who are proponents of uniquely Philippine

quote by fashion designer Carolina Herrera design and materials; “Peruvian Magic,” a travel
best describes this month’s cover story. Korina article by artist and furniture designer Gregory
Sanchez-Roxas is an award-winning TV and Emvy and photographer Guilherme Licurgo
radio journalist, philanthropist, entrepreneur, (who you will see more of in our upcoming
and wife to former Interior Secretary Mar Art issue); our resident Travel editor Jeremy
Roxas. When she told me years ago that she Jauncey takes us to “Destinations Unknown;”
and Mar were planning to have a baby, I “A Perfect View,” a beautiful beachfront home
wondered what would possess her to be a first- by Carlo Calma in Punta Fuego.
time mum at 50-something when she already Lastly, we pay a fitting tribute to legendary
seemed to have everything in the world . fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
This month, my Perhaps the answer is in the quote— For the rest of our issue, we have the men
good friends and I motherhood is the aspect that makes a woman in our mind. For them we have “Wonderwall,”
(#50+goingtoLisbon) complete. I know Korina has never felt more an exclusive fashion shoot by LA-based Eric
head off to one of the whole than at this moment in time, despite Michael Roy, and the “Most Eligible List,” a
most sought-after all her accomplishments in her career and life. rundown of 40 of the hottest and the most
destinations in the This is probably her role of a lifetime; and desirable men in the country.
world: Lisbon. We
can’t wait to discover more than ever, she is ready to take on being a Next month, see you back here for our
the city and share our mother. We know it is not an easy task, but we annual Art issue!
discoveries with you are confident she will take on the role and be
in our coming Travel the best at it, like anything—and everything— —Anton San Diego
issue in June! she sets out to do. Editor-in-Chief


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BEHIND THE SCENES



Mar & Korina Roxas carrying their twins;
Set design of the Nursery for this month’s
shoot; Korina in a celebratory mood








































SHOT EXCLUSIVELY

FOR PHILIPPINE
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Cyrus Panganiban
ART DIRECTION
Anton San Diego
STYLING
Monique Madsen
SET DESIGN
Justine Bumanlag
Mum’s theWord HAIR & MAKE-UP

Kiel Otilla & Carissa Cielo
ON THE COVER
Dress: CH By Carolina Herrera
One of the country’s leading and award-winning journalists, Props on Set: Rustan’s Home

Korina Sanchez-Roxas fronts our April issue as she speaks
about being a mother for the fi rst time




ith the national elections fast approaching, candidates are
everywhere, rigorously campaigning for a favourable majority
vote with their platforms. Standing beside them are their equally
busy spouses who, in full support, vouch for their loved one
wherever and whenever possible. Case in point: top journalist Korina
Sanchez-Roxas, who has dropped her current news jobs to avoid bias
and to support her husband, senatorial bet Mar Roxas.
Decked in a classic little black dress and sunglasses, a stylish Korina walked into
the studio and greeted our team. She looked more fi t than ever, with a toned body
thanks to her Belo family, and radiant—probably brought about by the upcoming
arrival of her twin babies to the home she shares with Mar.
She came prepared and ready with her own ideas, reasonably excited to become
a fi rst-time mum. She was even shopping during the shoot and was repeatedly
asking our set designer Justine Arcega-Bumanlag where she got the cute items
from our nursery set (all from Rustan’s Home). Korina gamely posed for the

camera and enthusiastically talked about her soon-to-be motherhood status.
Read more about this exciting news on page 146.


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Contributors







































ERIC MICHAEL gREgORY EMvY

ROY This Moscow-based artist


This LA-based fashion CYRus shares his experience
photographer serves us PAngAnIbAn travelling to Peru in guILHERME
another fashionably cool “Peruvian Magic” (p 68) LICuRgO
editorial for the gents in This photographer’s What’s your current state This talented Brazilian
“Wonderwall” (p 108) first pictorial for the of mind?
Philippine Tatler is no I will love the light for it photographer shows
Current state of mind? less than the cover story shows me the way, yet I the sights from his Peru
Driven by passion, fueled itself, “And Babies Make will endure the darkness trip in “Peruvian Magic”
by creativity. Four” (p 146) because it shows me (p 68)

Next travel destination? What’s your current state the stars. What’s your current state
I can’t wait to visit the of mind? Whose piece of art would of mind?
Philippines! I know I keep Zen you love to own? A river merging into the
saying it, but it’s going to Demon (sitting) by Vrubel ocean will cease to be the
come true soon! Whose piece of art would river, but will become
you love to own? Where would you like to
Song that’s currently Still Nighthawks by Edward go next? the ocean.
playing on your phone? Hopper New Zealand Whose piece of art would
George Michael’s “A New you love to own?
Corner.” It is so good. Where would you like to Who would play you in a PAREDE com Incisões a la
Sometimes, when I work, I go next? movie? Fontana by Adriana Varejão
just throw on some George Barcelona. Tilda Swinton
and sing along. Who would play you in a What do you love about Where would you like to
go next?
What’s your guilty movie? your job? Cuba!
pleasure? Joseph Gordon-Levitt I could create my
It never changes—a nice glass What do you love about own universe. Who would play you in a
of scotch. your job? What is one event movie?
Clint Eastwood
Netflix fixation? Everyday is different. you’re looking forward to
I’m gonna cheat and pick What is one event in 2019? What do you love about
my Amazon Video fixation you’re looking forward to Opening my architectural your job?
instead: Patriot. After in 2019? bureau in NY. The aspect that I like the
watching two seasons, An unexpected vacation. most is also the most
I can say that it is so challenging: freedom. You
clever—beautifully shot and have a kind of freedom when
a lot of fun. you work creatively.

What is one event
you’re looking forward to
in 2019?
Back to the Roots, a series of
collaborations wih
Gregory Emvy.







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COLOuRSCAPES
Immerse yourself in the works of
Vincent Van Gogh as they light up
the Atelier des Lumières in Paris.
Van Gogh, La nuit étoilée is on
display until 31 December 2019

CONCIERGE

















This month’s must-do list


























































































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inbox hot ticket what’s on art agenda
Felipe Botero; Myla Villanueva; Jonathan Roxmouth’s solo We round up the latest Discover what inspired
Catriona Gray; DOT Campaign; concert in Manila; Tanghalang events around the metro for the greatest minds in film
Kasuotan: Reigning Filipiniana Sta Ana’s Coriolanus; Stray the month, from concerts to through these exhibitions
Book; Mark Nicdao exhibit Kids live in Manila art exhibitions around the world

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IT’S IN THE
GENES
Felipe with
Camila Peñuela,
Lina Botero,
Fernando
Botero, Juan
Camilo Montaña,
Sandra Montaña
and Francisco
Giraldo at
the China Art
Museum Exhibit;
(inset) Master
Fernando Botero



















BOTERO IN PERSPECTIVE





The grandson of Fernando Botero is an intellectual who presents and

positions the artist’s work in a global context




hose who immersed themselves revolution. Touching not only on Botero’s art but
in the recently-concluded and on Philippine masters as well, Felipe delivered a
well-attended annual Art Fair convincing thesis on the parallelisms in global art
were not only treated to the via his two-hour lecture, “The Art of Fernando
work of a giant in the art world, Botero,” held at Manila House. Born in Bogotá,
Fernando Botero, but to a lecture about him Colombia in 1990, Felipe Botero Quintana is a
and his art courtesy of his grandson, Felipe. A philosopher from the Universidad Nacional of
writer/translator/philosopher/intellectual, the Colombia with an MA in Philosophy and the
younger Botero tackled the art of his grandfather, Arts (Warwick, UK). He works closely with his
drawing parallels with other artists and works grandfather, particularly in the production of

during the colonial era when there was an art Botero’s art exhibitions all over the world.












Tech maven Myla Villanueva takes on the helm of the Parish
Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting



Best known as the CEO behind leading tech infrastructure fi rm MDI which recently celebrated
its 30th anniversary, and hailed as Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2015 Philippine Tatler Ball,
Myla Villanueva is certainly no stranger to challenges. She now faces what may be her biggest
challenge as chair of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).
Villanueva has been involved with the PPCRV since 2009 when she reached out to then-
chairperson Henrietta de Villa, regarding the country’s fi rst automated elections. Villanueva said of this
encounter, “I expressed that it had changed the dynamics of poll-watching, and that some poll watchers
may project conclusions of cheating onto machines touched or manipulated albeit even regularly.”
We wish her all the best as she leads the council in its mandate to conduct voter education, parallel
counting of votes, and poll watching in voting precincts next month.






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REDEFINING

WEARABLE TRADITION


Welcome Home!

























“Filipiniana is forever—just like diamonds.”
This is what iconic Filipino designer
Patis Tesoro said about the country’s rich
and diverse array of traditional clothing—
the key focus of the book Kasuotan:
Redefining Filipiniana.
Edited by Mons Romulo, Kasuotan
features modern interpretations by
designers Rajo Laurel, Michael Leyva,
Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, and Francis
Libiran, among others. The book also
raises awareness on the plight of local
Catriona Gray, the fourth Filipina to bring home the coveted artisans and their craft.
crown of Miss Universe, arrived back in the country last 21 Romulo hopes that the book will
February 2019 and received an outpouring of warm felicitations encourage Filipinos to appreciate clothing
and fabrics created by our people.
from the thousands of Filipinos who lined the streets of Makati
and Manila to cheer her on. Gray, who was resplendent in
a green and white Mak Tumang jumpsuit embellished with BEYOND

sampaguita-inspired details, was all smiles as she proudly PHOTOGRAPHY
waved the Philippine fl ag in acknowldgement.




















Marc Nicdao again proves that he is a
formidable creative force with his first-ever
exhibition as a mixed-media artist.
Nicdao is one of six artists whose
work is featured at In the Near Distance, a
TOURISM BOOSTER group exhibition that explores each artist’s
identity and sense of place in both their
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is driving home the message about things home country and overseas. Here, he
being “more fun in the Philippines” with a revitalised campaign characterised by local aims to meld the striking sensuousness
colour, familiar motifs, and testimonials from both local and foreign tourists who have that has long been his signature with other
enjoyed their time in the country. media to convey a visual statement that is
The revamped It’s More Fun in the Philippines campaign made its global debut at both bold and thought-provoking.
the world’s largest tourism promotions fair, the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) A joint project with the DF Art Agency,
in Berlin, last month. Along with a more minimalist look highlighted by bold colours In the Near Distance will be open for
and the striking Barabara font created specifi cally for the Department of Tourism, the viewing at the Leon Gallery in Makati till 8
campaign also has an active, community-driven slant towards sustainable tourism and April 2019.
environmental conservation.



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Hot Plates






One need not fly out of the country to enjoy an amazing gastronomic

experience. Three restaurants serve delectable fare in spaces that are
designed with chic comfort in mind, writes Marga Manlapig


























The Ministry of Crab Nara Thai Cuisine Rambla Cocina Moderna
Restaurant

“Keep Calm and Crab On” is the The original Nara in Bangkok Like the original Rambla in
battle cry in the kitchen of this has been awarded the city’s best Rockwell, this new outpost in
restaurant which serves up the restaurant since 2006, and the the Makati CBD offers Spanish
freshest crustaceans. The original people behind its first branch in delights with a strong Catalan
restaurant is located in The the Philippines intend to maintain accent, having been named after
Old Dutch Hospital, one of the its standards for exceptional and one of the most historic districts
most iconic colonial buildings in authentic Thai cookery. in Barcelona.
Colombo, Sri Lanka.


Who’s Award-winning Sri Lankan chef, The Roku Group Bistronomia
Behind It? Dharshan Munidasa


Location Shangri-La at the Fort, BGC SM Fashion Hall, SM Megamall, Salcedo Village, Makati
Ortigas Centre, Pasig


Cuisine Sri Lankan Classic Thai Modern Spanish


Order This • The classic pepper crab is like • Rich and piquant, the • A smoky salmon tartare is just

tasting the very essence of Sri Massaman neua nong (beef the thing to go with a round of
Lanka as it features endemic Massaman curry) is a must for evening cocktails.
peppercorns that are hand- those with hearty appetites. • The pulpo brasa—tender grilled
ground or infused in the stock. • The flavourful pad Thai kai krob octopus—is an excellent entrée
• The garlic chili crab is a study in is a fresh spin on a classic. or light main.
fusion with its intriguing blend of • The yum som o (pomelo salad • End the meal with Rambla’s
Italian olive oil, Japanese soy, and with fresh prawns) is refreshing spin on torrija, a classic dessert
Sri Lankan chilies. on its own, but is also a great that’s a decadent cross between
• Local spiced vinegar brings beginning to a meal. French toast and bread pudding.
out the sweetness in the sharp
pinakurat crab.


Drink Up The famed Ceylon tea takes Everyone’s favourite milk tea is Exquisite and delightfully
centre stage in the Ministry’s given a grown-up twist. The Rum refreshing, the Passion gin and
signature Ceylon Spritz which Thai Tea shakes up the creamy tonic shakes up brightly floral
blends a peach-infused tea syrup drink with dark Captain Morgan Hendricks gin with fragrant rose
with vermouth and sparkling wine. rum and white cacao. petals and a touch of pearl sugar.



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CONCIERGE | hot ticket




the Phantom



goes soLo





The award-winning performer

Jonathan Roxmouth finds his way

back to Manila this month



onathan Roxmouth has
captivated audiences all over
the world with his beautiful
singing voice, and does so

once again for Manila. He
held the title role for The
Phantom of the Opera back in 2012—a role
he reprised this year—and has won Best
Performance in a Musical in the Fleur Du
Cap Awards. This was quite a feat for the
youngest Phantom yet. Roxmouth was also
given the same recognition for his work as
Gaston in Beauty and The Beast, as well as
Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Jesus
Christ Superstar and Best Supporting Actor
in a Musical for Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat.
A seasoned leading man (he worked on
West Side Story, Grease, and Cats, among
others), Roxmouth brings his singing
prowess back to The Theatre at Solaire for
his very first international concert on 13
April. A live orchestra accompanies him as
he performs hit songs such as “Bring Him
Home” from Les Misérables and “Lucky Be
A Lady” from Guys and Dolls. For more

information, visit ticketworld.com.ph






For further details, visit
philippinetatler.com/society






GOING GLOBAL Roxmouth has had a
wealth of leading roles in his repertoire
Lost Boys

JYP Entertainment’s 9-member
boy group, Stray Kids, makes a
stop in Manila for their UNVEIL
Passion of Christ tour. Bang Chan, Woojin, Lee
Know, Changbin, Hyunjin,
Tanghalang Santa Ana returns with its cenaculo-inspired HAN, Felix, Seungmin, and
play Martir sa Golgota with Lou Veloso at the helm. IN make up a powerhouse
Performed annually for the last 32 years, this passion play boyband, set to perform hits
has become a Holy Week staple. Based on the passion and such as “Hellevator,” “District
death of Christ, it is updated for the current times with the 9,” and “I Am You.” Catch
injection of prevailing social issues. Witness it once more them at the Smart Araneta
on 13 April at the CCP Little Theatre, Manila City. For more Coliseum on 27 April. For more
information, visit ccp.gov.ph information, visit ticketnet.com


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CONCIERGE | what’s on








apr Usher in summer with a range of cultural activities





from all around the metro





5 Performatura: PPo ConCeRt 15 mØ LIVe In mAnILA



festival of seRIes VI The Danish pop artist
Performed literature 12 The Philippine makes her Philippine debut
Coining the words Philharmonic Orchestra’s eighth this April as part of her world
“performance” and “orature,” concert of their 36th season tour, Forever Neverland, which has
this literature festival celebrates features Japanese guitarist stops in Asia and Australia. Her collaborations
how these two intersect. Kiyoshi Shomura with conductor with artists like Iggy Azalea, Major Lazer, and
Expect a plethora of poetry Yoshikazu Fukumura at the Justin Bieber have topped the US Billboard
readings, film screenings, helm. At the CCP Main Theatre, charts. At the New Frontier Theatre, Quezon
a book fair, and panel Manila City. ticketworld.com City. ticketnet.com.ph
discussions. Runs until 7 April
at the CCP Complex, Manila 16 CCP At tHe AyALA 27
City. culturalcenter.gov.ph
6 Los ComPAdRes fInALe ARt fILe Ayala Malls, CCP presents Met
mALLs CInemA
In collaboration with

Opera in HD: La Boheme by
deL BIgote
Giacomo Puccini. Conducted
Musical comic duo
John Philip Bautista
Anonymous
Gallery while artists Lyra
stars tenor Michael Fabiano and
and Itchie Boy Montilla— A group show at the Tall by Marco Armiliato, the opera WoRds
AnnIVeRsARy
Garcellano and Liv Vinluan
both former members of the will present at the Upstairs soprano Sonya Yoncheva. At sHoW
Philippine Madrigal Singers— Gallery and Video Room the Greenbelt 3 Cinema, Makati While popular for
don false moustaches to woo respectively. At the Finale City. sureseats.com their romance-
audiences with OPM covers Art File gallery, Makati City. themed poetry,
and original compositions. At finaleartfile.com this group also
the Music Museum, San Juan 26 sheds light
City. ticketworld.com.ph 13 BAkA on important
social issues
9 sABRInA CARPenteR RefLexIVe nAmAn such as human
CInemA
HIndI
rights, mental
In mAnILA Reflexive Cinema This rendition of the French play health, equality,
features samples
The American singer- of landmark A Flea in Her Ear returns to the and women
songwriter returns to Manila productions in the evolution of stage, entertaining audiences empowerment,
for her Singular tour this April. Philippine cinema. April features with the story of a woman on a weaving
This follows her successful Ang Mga Kidnapper Ni Ronnie mission to catch her husband engaging
visit in the city last August, Lazaro. At Tanghalang Manuel in the act of cheating. Ricky tales of such
where she performed her Conde in CCP, Manila City. Davao, Lou Veloso, and Rafa through their
single “Almost Love” with culturalcenter.gov.ph Siguion-Reyna are among performances.
Filipino rapper Shanti Dope those who star in this comedy At the PETA
on live television. At the New directed by Dennis Marasigan. Theatre Center,
Frontier Theatre, Quezon City. For further details, visit At the CCP Little Theatre, Quezon City.
ticketnet.com.ph philippinetatler.com/society Manila City. ccp.gov.ph petatheater.com



MILAN AUSTRIA CALIFORNIA AMSTERDAM


9–19 APRIL 8–13 APRIL 12–21 APRIL 27 APRIL
The 58th edition of the Milan The Snowbombing festival Coachella returns with Ariana Join the revelry of King’s Day.
Furniture Fair pays tribute combines live music and dance Grande, Tame Impala and The Netherlands’ biggest street
to the genius of Leonardo with winter activities like alpine Childish Gambino as the party, it’s a smorgasbord of
da Vinci 500 years after his yoga and skiing in the town of headline acts, along with food, drink and great music,
death with two immersive Mayrhofen. Stormzy and Fatboy Janelle Monáe, Solange, The with the most popular party
installations, Aqua and Slim are two of the 100 musical 1975, Aphex Twin, and J venues on the Westerstraat and
De-signo. salonemilano.it acts. snowbombing.com Balvin. coachella.com Prinsengracht. amsterdam.org



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Discover what inspired some of the greatest minds in the
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STANLEY KUBRICK:
THE EXHIBITION

DESIGN MUSEUM, LONDON
26 APRIL TO 15 SEPTEMBER

Director Stanley Kubrick was behind
such cinematic masterpieces as Full Metal
Jacket, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The
Shining, and this exhibition grants valuable
insights into his thought process through
original props and costumes, set model,s
and photographs. It also examines how his
fascination with design infl uenced his fi lms.
designmuseum.org



EARLY RUBENS THE MOON

LEGION OF HONOR, SAN FRANCISCO GRAND PALAIS, PARIS
6 APRIL TO 8 SEPTEMBER 3 APRIL TO 22 JULY

The most infl uential Flemish artist of the baroque 50 years ago, Neil
tradition, Peter Paul Rubens is known for his Armstrong took man’s
sensual, dramatic oil paintings. This exhibition fi rst steps on the moon.
focuses on his earlier works, from the early 17th To mark the anniversary, WORDS: LEANNE MIRANDILLA; IMAGES: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, DIRECTED BY STANLEY KUBRICK (1965–68; GB/UNITED STATES), © WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT INC; MARC CHAGALL, LE PAYSAGE BLEU (1949), © VG BILD-KUNST, BONN, PHOTO © ARTOTHEK © ADAGP, PARIS 2018; PETER PAUL RUBENS, THE ANNUNCIATION (1609), COURTESY OF THE THOMSON COLLECTION AT THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, PHOTOGRAPH BY SEAN
century, which set him on the road to success. this exhibition showcases
legionofhonor.famsf.org artworks inspired by the WEAVER, IMAGE PROVIDED BY THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO; TOBIAS REHBERGER, JORGE PARDO (1995), © TOBIAS REHBERGER, COURTESY THE ARTIST AND NEUGERRIEMSCHNEIDER
moon from all corners of
the globe, from antiquity
to the present, with each
section of the fi ve-part
exhibition dedicated
to a different period.
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TOBIAS REHBERGER: IF YO
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SEE, YOU WILL USE THEM
TO CRY

ROCKBUND ART MUSEUM,
SHANGHAI

UNTIL 26 MAY
This is the fi rst solo museum exhibition
in China of the German artist
Tobias Rehberger, who is known for
category-defying art that straddles
sculpture, design, and architecture.
On show are new works specially
commissioned for the site alongside
a retrospective of 35 of his Vase
Portraits created over the past 25

years. rockbundartmuseum.org


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FRONT

LOVE IS GOLDEN
Susing and Maritess Pineda and their family
happily hold up a cheque for a potential
scholar as the couple celebrate their
50th wedding anniversary

Susing and Maritess Pineda
at 50 years together

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aya de Gracia,
aritess and Susing,
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THE PINEDAS’ 50TH

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY


Amongst 350 family members and close
friends, Jesus “Susing” and Maritess Pineda

celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Maritess, a pillar of Philippine art and
culture, requested her female guests to
come in formal Filipiniana as she herself
wore a Patis Tesoro number made out of
50-year-old material given by her mother.
Renewing their vows at the St Michael
Church in Bonifacio Global City, the couple
acknowledged that their marriage worked
because of their closeness with the Lord,
daily prayer, and unconditional love for
each other. Offi ciating the Mass were priests
who were all part of the couple’s life’s
journey: Fr Dennis Paez, Fr Jess Malit, and
Fr Gerard de Vera. They later entertained
their guests at the nearby Marquis Events
Place, complete with entertainment from
singer Lara Maique. In lieu of gifts, Susing
and Maritess asked for donations to the Jesus
erge and M Pineda, Jnr Ateneo Scholarship Fund.
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Abe and Nini Licaros, Bob
and Dolly Galang, Renato and
Maritess Tantoco-Enriquez
























































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Vincent Vargas
























































Ambassador Kenji
and Inoko Haneda